The Sivasspor center-back scored in Ghana’s 5-0 mauling over Ethiopia at the Babayara Sports Stadium last Sunday.
The Turkey-based centre-back was named among the best players who thrilled fans after the qualifiers for the competition to be held in Cameroon started.
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The 27-year-old was one of the best players on the field for the Black Stars.
He joins the likes of Ali Maudal of Tunisia, Betrand Troare of Burkina Faso and Guinea’s Naby Kaita.
Other players included are Seydou Doumbia of the Ivory Coast, Senegal’s Moussa Sow, Knowlede Musona of Zimbabwe, Pajlun Voavy from Seychelles, DR Congo midfielder Cedric Bakanbu and Uganda’s Dennis Oyango.